'Gossip Girl' banishes Taylor Momsen from the UES after winter break

We feel kind of bad celebrating this news, but we're pretty sure
Taylor Momsen is as well.

Deadline is
reporting that the 17-year-old actress/singer will continue to have a scarce presence on
"Gossip Girl." Though she has series-regular status, Momsen has only appeard in three episodes so far this season and will begin "an indefinite hiatus" following the Nov. 29 episode.

Reps for The CW and Warner Bros. aren't commenting, but per Deadline Jenny Humphrey, a.k.a. Gothic Barbie, won't be haunting the Upper East Side for at least four episodes following the midseason break.

While Momsen's off-camera antics have been garnering serious media attention, "GG" insiders insist Little J's continued absence is strictly due to creative reasons.